Project Gutenberg 2012-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 718 Rothschild, Lionel Walter Rothschild, Baron 1868 1937 Rothschild, Lord Rothschild, Walter, Baron Extinct birds : $b An attempt to unite in one volume a short account of those birds which have become extinct in historical times Produced by Chris Curnow, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive. Plate 4a, which is missing from the I.A. copy, was taken from Wikimedia Commons, where it is stated to be in the public domain.) "Extinct Birds" by The Hon. Walter Rothschild is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work provides a comprehensive account of bird species that have become extinct in historical times, specifically within the last six or seven hundred years, along with some species that are currently on the verge of extinction. The book combines thorough research with visual illustrations to highlight the life and characteristics of these birds, underlining the impact of human activity on their demise. The opening of "Extinct Birds" introduces the author's motivation to compile a more detailed narrative from a previously presented lecture at the Ornithological Congress in 1905. Rothschild expresses gratitude to fellow ornithologists who contributed to his research, emphasizing the challenge of documenting species based on limited physical evidence like bones and descriptions from ancient texts. He mentions the dual categories of extinct birds: those known from external features and those represented only by skeletal remains. In this initial section, the author sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the factors contributing to these species' extinctions, particularly emphasizing human influence and environmental changes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Birds Extinct birds QL Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Environmental Issues 616555 2025-08-16T09:10:23.350730 text/html 588778 2024-10-24T03:37:24 text/html 11252962 2025-08-16T09:10:45.602167 application/epub+zip 11238591 2025-08-16T09:10:29.000210 application/epub+zip 256195 2025-08-16T09:10:25.948748 application/epub+zip 12382207 2025-08-16T09:10:54.925162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12322509 2025-08-16T09:10:41.749183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491044 2022-09-18T10:14:06.094358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448743 2025-08-16T09:10:20.555794 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 428633 2024-10-24T03:37:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17148 2025-08-16T09:10:55.154066 application/rdf+xml 14189 2025-08-16T09:10:26.561701 image/jpeg 3203 2025-08-16T09:10:26.256706 image/jpeg 11187060 2025-08-16T09:10:23.565760 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia